The final moments had approached. Questions of doubt overwhelmed me. “What if I fail or get stage-fright?" Onto the stage I stepped, ready to deliver a speech I’d labored over for weeks. Silence fell across the room, with patiently waiting audiences leaning forward in their seemingly uncomfortable seats. I’d never been in front of so many people. I attended school with them, and saw them every day. What was there to fear? I talked about wanting to change...

Introduction to Sociology and Introduction to Neuroscience. These to courses bridged my interdisciplinary interests...